Will Seatle Bowes

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Will Seatle Bowes, also known as Will Bowes, is a Canadian actor, voice actor, director, and singer-songwriter based in Toronto, Ontario. He was born in London, Ontario, on June 14, 1990. He began his acting career at the age of fourteen and is a graduate of the Claude Watson School for the Arts and the Etobicoke School of the Arts in Toronto, having also studied in the Radio and Television Arts program at Ryerson University.

Bowes has built a career that spans live-action film and television as well as voice work for animation and English-dubbed anime. Early in his career, he provided voices for several animated series. In 2005, he voiced the character Gunther Breech in the series Jane and the Dragon. He later worked on the original Bakugan Battle Brawlers series, which aired from 2007 to 2009.

His most substantial and recognized anime voice role came with the 2018 reboot of the franchise, Bakugan: Battle Planet. In this series, Bowes voiced two lead characters. He provided the voice for Lightning, a French Bulldog and key member of the Awesome Brawlers, as well as the character Benton Dusk, a mysterious figure central to the plot. He also voiced the Bakugan creature Maxotaur. Bowes continued to voice both Lightning and Benton Dusk in the subsequent seasons of the reboot, including Bakugan: Armored Alliance and Bakugan: Legends. Outside of the Bakugan franchise, his voice work in anime-related projects includes a role in the 2012 series BeyWheelz: Powered by Beyblade, where he voiced the character Jake.

Aside from his voice work, Bowes is recognized for his on-screen appearances, including his role credited as Will Seatle Bowes playing a Party Goer in the 2010 film Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. His other live-action credits include roles in the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation, Murdoch Mysteries, Alias Grace, Spinning Out, and the film House at the End of the Street.

In addition to acting, Bowes is an award-winning director. He has directed short films and television, including co-directing the series Hey Lady! alongside Sarah Polley and Adriana Maggs, which premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. As a singer and songwriter, he is a two-time first-place winner in the International Songwriting Competition. His directorial work has earned him a Canadian Screen Award, as well as nominations from the Directors Guild of Canada.
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